12 Differential treatment of refugees
Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (2022 c 36) | Legislation

Part 2 Asylum

Treatment of refugees; support for asylum-seekers

12  Differential treatment of refugees

(1)     For the purposes of this section—

(a)     a refugee is a Group 1 refugee if they have complied with both of the requirements set out in subsection (2) and, where applicable, the additional requirement in subsection (3);

(b)     otherwise, a refugee is a Group 2 refugee.

(2)     The requirements in this subsection are that—

(a)     they have come to the United Kingdom directly from a country or territory where their life or freedom was threatened (in the sense of Article 1 of the Refugee Convention), and

(b)     they have presented themselves without delay to the authorities.

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